New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-11
THE WIDENING or ELM STREET
AN UNDERGROUND ROAD ~ TIE AIR.
TIE sOMLME LNIsIING Only OF rArLE-NIAI


THE SCHtME ENISIING ONLY ON PAPEE-NHAT
The B.CKEES SAY.
"The Ncw-York Times Wednesday published an article
painting glowing coors project for the opening Of
an underground railroad to from the city Hall 10
tic Grand Central Station by the OF Elm-st aud
Fourth-aye II was stated that ". X Vanderbilt,
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Chaunccy VI Dcpcw. Orlando H.
Potter the Astors the Ihlncauders the I0rarl- and
other wc-known persons were interested Ia the enter
prise. The article evidently inspired by some one
interested in the widening Of Elmst lte iLyesuga
ton showed the undertaking ia the air and
that it embodied the resurrection OF another under
ground railroad company
o. H. PocS has taken deep Interest In The widening
Of Elmst Mt he said he Fncw nothing about THIS r.
road scheme My consent has not been asked ior
ANYTHING Of the kind said hc, and am positive MI
Depcw AMI the Vanlcrbil's and the A-tor7 have not
been consulted about anything OF the kind believe IN
the widening Of Elm st.. and after that - done think
that an underground surface or elevated rond there
properly constructed would Dee good thin,. Eut That
would Dee "A matter for after consideration. am not IA
the slightest degree connected with project Of the
kind never Thought OF becoming stakeholder ~ any
railroad proposed To be- built on Eim--t'
william Man Of 4 f. & W Man. attorneys ~ tie
Iorard estate said that tie first that De know OF the
proposed road AMI Of 90. "cc backing Wa what he
read IN The Times "Wednesday. II the Lorillada d
gone into anything Of the Kind hc said" presume We
would have heard Of IT.
Henry G. -tctson, who has an Office In the f"ter
Huding and 1. property IN Ilm-st, is most
actively interested IN the proposed widening Of the
street lie was in consultation with MI Potter Wcdne+
DAY Oh the subject ol the proposed widening AcI"hId
IN his Office hc said lcs, can tell you lont this rail-
road project THE Times stated that no company lad
yet been Organized There has bc'n' -
Is II tie Terminal Underground Railroad Com
pany (" Mr. Stct7ou asked.
That was organized under the Tunnel act Of $50.
which Justice Barrett decided WAS unconstitutional 49,
"Ony pAri- OF II were declared uhco. 'liii l"i!' W.
shall now proc under the General Railroad act which
requires the consent OF majority Of the property
owners along the route that tie Beard Of Aldermen.
and then the franchise must be sold To the highest
Mr. Atetson said that there plenty OF money to
back the enterprise. and that the company hd pra'lI
strction OF the road, M. Potter one Of the l"rarls
and IN fact all of the persons mentioned IN ne Il,ci
road Mr. Stctson asked II these genie
men had actually given their consent to the lcruhaI
Underground COMPANY project cha o,,r,, Of ru.st
the paramount question After that Is done men ino
adapcd 20 servo the purposes Of rapid tinnslt when
sbni he properly organized ana backed by the requisite
ca"iti No written consents or pledges have been
secured but there is DOUBT we shall have them &C.,,
Chauncey VI. Dcpcw seen at his once al ne VIZ NV,
wnmr1fnI new road in which he was said have
embarked" The genial president Of the Central Ice,
have gone into any enterprise the kind That was All
he had TO say the story and ali that was necessary
one conhdng 10 write Ia Mr. Delcw, ASKING loI u
position on the new road. Mr. Dcpew nag had 10 IepS
that such road is IN existence as that III winch hc
set down ~ Interested. ,,,,.,.o,
The Times" Thursday followed up Its brilliant con
frhuiions railroad history IN this city by pnShns
further account OF the scheme originally cohhhic
by the Terminal Underground Railroad onIiiy, Witt
was 10 tunnel under the North River al Rector ST. hnu
10 connect with the Pennsylvania Railroad a'd 10 run
tunnels the East River at Thirty fonrtst au '
North Kiycr.at Twentythrd ST. Tho routes lald out ny
this company originally were extensive TO Ieach nc
foot OF I;cctost the road would run under ~ raI
as laid down I'm the plans. " AS INC large PI"P|,.S
owners announced az having embarked III the chcl
prise have gone into 1t at ALL said one of mem S1,
ierday AMI as the scheme announced depends on lho
revival OF an old company which AT the mn'l ihuH.
rcorganze aud go to work under the General kilI""u
act fail that there Is anything In tho pro oct ~